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Standard Life Equity Income Tst PLC22 October 2007 APPENDIX 3 TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares towhich voting rights are attached (ii): Standard Life Equity Income Trust plc 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: n/a An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: n/a An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: n/a Other: Notification using shares in issue figure of 38,837,907 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v): 17 October 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 19 October 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 3% - 4%(L&G) 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Situation previous to the triggering transaction (vi)Class/type of shares if possible Number of shares Number of voting rightsusing the ISIN CODE Ord 25p shares 1,388,960 1,388,960 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE25p Ordinary 1,558,191 Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect 1,558,191 4.10% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 1,558,191 4.10% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (1,558,191 - 4.10% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)(Direct) (LGIMHD) (1,359,880 - 3.58%=PMC) (LGIH)Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)(PMC) (1,359,880 - 3.58% = PMC) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: n/a 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: n/a. 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: n/a 13. Additional information: Notification using shares in issue figure of 37,930,579 14. Contact name: Stuart Reid - Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 15. Contact telephone number: 0131 313 6402 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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